Your Privacy is Very Important to Us.

At Skill Set Connect, you come first. For all the decisions we make, and in everything we do, we take you into consideration and make sure we understand as best as possible how our actions may affect you. This includes our approach to privacy.

We respect your privacy and it is one of our top priorities to protect it. Our policy stipulates that:

We protect your personal information and will only provide it to third parties: (1) with your consent; (2) where it is necessary to carry out your instructions; (3) as reasonably necessary in order to provide our features and functionality to you; (4) when we reasonably believe it is required by law, subpoena or other legal process; or (5) as necessary to enforce our User Agreement or protect the rights, property, or safety of Skill Set Connect, our members and visitors, and the public.

We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, and if we make material changes to it, we will provide notice through our Service, or by other means so that you may review the changes before you continue to use our Services.

If you object to any changes, you may discontinue use of this website. Continuing to use our Services after we publish or communicate a notice about any changes to this Privacy Policy means that you are consenting to the changes.

Customer Service
We collect information when you contact us for customer support.

When you contact our customer support services, we may have to access your contributions to our Services and collect the information we need to categorize your question, respond to it, and, if applicable, investigate any breach of our User Agreement or this Privacy Policy. We also use this information to track potential problems and trends and customize our support responses to better serve you. We do not use this information for advertising.

Cookies
What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to ‘remember’ you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a ’session cookie’) or for multiple repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’). They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors, and perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in. Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting (known as ‘first party cookies’), or by other websites who serve up content on that site (‘third party cookies’).

We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information. We use cookies and similar technologies, including mobile application identifiers, to help us recognize you across different Services, remember your website preferences, improve your experience, increase security, measure use and effectiveness of our Services, and serve advertising. You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools.

Skill Set Connect visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Skill Set Connect websites, with the drawback that certain features of Skill Set Connect websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

We may make use of cookies for a variety of different purposes. These include those that are ‘strictly necessary’ for technical reasons; those that enable a personalized experience for visitors and registered users; and those that allow the display of advertising from selected third party networks. Some of these cookies may be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor takes a particular action, such as clicking the ‘like’ or ‘follow’ button on a post. Some cookies are only set if a visitor is a registered user, whilst others are set for all visitors upon certain actions.

By visiting our Services, you consent to the placement of cookies and beacons in your browser and HTML-based emails in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We target (and measure the performance of) ads to Members, Visitors and others both on and off of our Services through a variety of ad networks and ad exchanges, using the following, whether separately or combined:

Advertising technologies on and off of our Services, like web beacons, pixels, ad tags, cookies, and mobile identifiers as permitted by mobile platforms;
Member-provided account and contact information and categories, along with profile information (for example, location, affiliations, or more);
Information from 3rd parties (e.g. advertising partners, publishers and data aggregators) which we use in addition to the information from our cookies (and similar technologies), your profile and use of our Services.
We do not share your personal information with any third-party advertisers or ad networks for advertising without your separate permission. Note that, your username name is visible to other Members and through public search. Also, advertising partners may associate personal information collected by the advertiser directly from you with our cookies and similar technologies.

Sponsored content will be labelled. If you take social action (for example, if you “like” or “comment” on the sponsored content), your action may be seen by your network and other Members who are shown the sponsored content after you have acted on it.

Log Files, IP Addresses, and Information About Your Computer and Mobile Device

We collect information from the devices and networks that you use to access our Services.

How We Use Your Information

Consent to Skill Set Connect Processing Information About You
You agree that information you provide on your account and on the profiles that you create can be seen by others and used by us as described in this Privacy Policy and our User Agreement.

Skill Set Connect Communications
We may communicate with you using email, and other ways available to us. We may send you messages relating to the availability of the Services, security, or other service-related issues. We also may send promotional messages to your email address. You can change your email settings at any time.

Please be aware that you cannot opt out of receiving service messages from us.

User Communications
With certain communications you send on our Services, the recipient can see your name, email address, and some network information.

Communications that you initiate through our Services (for example, sharing a profile) may include your name and primary email address.

Service Development; Customized Experience
We use the information and content you provide to us to conduct research and development and to customize your experience and try to make it relevant and useful to you.

We use information and content that you and other Members provide to us to improve our Services and provide you and other Members and Visitors with a better experience and drive usage and engagement on our Services.

Sharing Information with Third Parties
Any information you put on your profile and any content you post on Skill Set Connect may be seen by others.

We don’t provide any of your non-public information (like your email address) to third parties without your consent, unless required by law.

Other people may find Skill Set Connect profile information through search engines.

We do not rent or sell personal information that you have not posted on our Services, except as described in this Privacy Policy.

Testimonials
If you provide any testimonials about our goods or services, we may post those testimonials. Testimonials may include your name and other personal information that you have provided.